Young People at Risk Strategy 2019 to 2029

The strategy

We have made a strong commitment to protect and support vulnerable young people from violence, abuse and exploitation in our Young People at Risk Strategy.

Most of Haringey’s young people grow up free from fearing or experiencing violence, happy and supported by communities and families who help them thrive.

However, serious youth violence has devastating consequences for too many young people in Haringey.

The Young People at Risk Strategy is our 10-year plan to address the complex root causes of this issue.

It adopts a public health approach, with public sector agencies, voluntary sector groups, communities, and young people themselves working collectively to reduce young people’s vulnerabilities and build their resilience.

Five outcomes

This strategy focuses on achieving 5 outcomes, based on a comprehensive analysis of the factors that can keep young people safe or increase their vulnerability to involvement in violent crime:

  1. Safe communities with positive things for young people to do, where there are strong role models and trust in institutions.
  2. Supportive and positive family environments, with low levels of family stress, good parenting; and young people able to develop strong, healthy relationships with peers and trusted adults.
  3. Confident, happy and resilient young people able to cope with negative experiences, setbacks, and stress.
  4. Young people thriving in school, with positive aspirations for the future and access to employment and training opportunities to get there.
  5. Young people protected from exploitation and from experience of serious youth violence.

We will regularly review and refresh our priorities and action plan in order to ensure that we address emerging trends and continue to meet the needs of Haringey’s young people. In doing so, we will take every opportunity to engage with and involve young people and communities.

Download the Haringey Young People at Risk Strategy 2019 to 2029 (pdf, 40 page(s), 1.44 MB)

Supporting documents

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Knife Crime Awareness Week 2025

The council are joining the national Knife Crime Awareness Week from 19 to 25 May.

Our ambition is to develop Haringey’s anti-knife crime campaign with a week of action that includes key partners and different systems coming together.

There will be a timetable of activities and initiatives across the week, which include partners such as:

  • Youth Justice Service
  • Police
  • Community Safety
  • Voluntary Sector organisations
  • Schools

This will be a focus on different themes throughout the week: 

  • Visits to anti-knife crime exhibitions for young people
  • Police weapon sweeps/knife arches in key hotspots across the borough 
  • School workshops on knife crime 
  • Trading standards checking that young people can't buy knives in the borough
  • Information sharing such as online counselling, anti-knife crime messages and pledges 
  • Football tournament run by the Tottenham Hotspur Foundation 
  • Targeted auditing between children's services and YJS on victims 

The Responsible Retailer Agreement has been produced for businesses who sell knives in London. It has been designed in partnership with the Police, Trading Standards, MOPAC and businesses.

Find out more about Knife Crime Awareness Week

Support the cause and change your Teams background to our dedicated Knife Crime Awareness Week Teams background template (JPG, 303KB).

Webinar available: The Impact of Knife Crime from a psychological perspective

 (Facilitated by the Vanguard Service)

  • What is trauma?
  • Making sense of trauma in the context of knife crime
  • Recognising signs and symptoms of trauma
  • Considering ways of supporting young people affected by trauma

Tuesday 20 May 10 to 11am  or  Thursday 22 May 12.30 to 13.30pm

The impact of knife crime (pdf, 1 page(s), 98.55 KB)

Kooth

Get free, safe and anonymous mental health support for children and young people on Kooth.

The posters are free to use in schools, youth hubs and other services for young people.

 

How to sign up to Kooth poster (pdf, 1 page(s), 784.08 KB)
Five top tips for talking with your young people (pdf, 1 page(s), 72.25 KB)
Teacher's poster for Kooth (pdf, 1 page(s), 202.42 KB)

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